Chapter 49: Kill the Black Tornado!

Time flies, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle. More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye and the weather has become colder.

As the weather turns colder, the demand for cold-proof materials such as charcoal, leather jackets, and strong wine has increased rapidly, and all of them have become scarce goods.

Erguotou, which is like a knife in the mouth and a fire in the belly, is even more a big sale!

November 6th - heavy snowfall!

In the account room of Renyichang-Brewing Farm, Li Zhao sat in the middle, shaking his legs crossed his feet while tasting the newly brewed Erguotou, and accompanied by a few side dishes. It’s as comfortable as you want!

On the other hand, Manager Sun and several accountants were checking the accounts of last month. The winery workshop was doing a booming business. In one month, the net profit was 38,600 guan.

To be more precise, it is worth 38,600 guan of money, including gold ingots, broken silver, copper coins of varying quality... as well as silk fabrics such as cloth, silk, brocade, and silk, as well as some grain.

There was no way, the Tang Dynasty had a serious shortage of precious metals such as gold and silver, and the monetary system was chaotic. In commercial transactions, they often bartered things, so they collected a lot of messy things.

‘One day, I will have great power in my hands and have to rectify the finances well, and destroy all the miscellaneous currencies, leaving only one, to connect the world and benefit the country and the people. Wouldn’t it be great!’ After the inventory was completed, Li Zhao secretly swore!

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"The winemaking workshops are profitable, and the guys are very good at making a contribution. They need to reward them. Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice Festival. Everyone has a day off, go home for the holiday, and allocate 3,000 guan of money to the guys as a benefit for the holiday."

"Isn't it too much for three thousand guan?"

"Not much at all. This is the reward that everyone deserves. I will send it today and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes, young people, thank you for the reward!"

The boss who rewarded 3,000 guan of money at one time, but when he asked Wu'an County, he might not be able to find a second one. Manager Sun and others were very enthusiastic and grateful to Li Zhao.

At the same time, he secretly vowed to work harder in the future, make the winery workshop bigger and stronger, and make more money for the boss, so as to repay the kindness of his kindness!

"Young Master, Erguotou's business is getting better and better. There are endless merchants coming to purchase goods. Among them, there are local and nearby counties, which are almost breaking the threshold of our brewing workshop. The guys are working day and night, but there is still a shortage of supply.

In the opinion of villains, we should recruit more people, expand the scale of the winemaking workshop several times, and open semicolons in the surrounding counties of Lantian, Weinan, Fuping and Gaoling, and send capable people to be responsible for the management.

If the development continues like a snowball, in about five years, the semicolons of Renyichang-Winemaking Workshop can be spread throughout Guanzhong counties. In about ten years, there will be fifteen roads in the world. In about twenty years, the young master will be the richest man in the world, haha!"

Manager Sun is very business-minded and has made good plans for the future.

Li Zhao listened carefully, nodded first, then shook his head.

"Recruit dozens of guys and double the size of the brewing workshop. As for opening a semicolon, it won't work for the time being.

"Why, Master, don't you want to be the richest man in the world?"

"Haha, I naturally want to be the richest man in the world, but now is not the time. As the saying goes, a big tree attracts wind, and a lot of money causes trouble. Have you forgotten the story of Deng Tong and Shi Chong?"

"Ah, my master is so smart. The villain is really so sad that he almost caused a disaster!"

Manager Sun is a smart person. He instantly understood the meaning of Li Zhao's words and couldn't help but feel scared and sweated!

Deng Tong, a native of the Western Han Dynasty, monopolized the money mining industry at that time, opened up copper mines, and made the world rich... Later, because of too much money, it attracted persecution from others, and it became so depressed on the streets that they starved to death.

Shi Chong, a wealthy man in the Western Jin Dynasty, asked his servants to brush pots with sugar water, paint walls with red paraffin, and use brocade to make a 50-mile roadblock at the door of his home... Later, he was framed as a rebel, beheaded in the East City, and destroyed the three tribes.

What does Li Zhao mean when he took these two people as an example?

People who are too rich will not end well?

No!

There are many rich people in history, such as Tao Zhugong, Bai Gui, Zhuo family, and the widow Qing... all are rich enough to compete with the country, and everyone is safe and sound.

Why did Deng Tong and Shi Chong not have a good ending? Because they committed two major taboos: one was too arrogant and attracted jealousy from others, and the other was that they did not establish a powerful force!

Having huge wealth but not enough power is like a child walking in a robber's nest with a lot of gold. It's strange if you don't have bad luck!

Li Zhao's current situation is the same. He is just an idle royal family, without power or power, but he owns a winemaking workshop with huge profits.

It seems to be incredible, but it is actually full of dangers. Especially in recent times, there are many people who secretly fight for winemaking workshops:

Some people buy friends with a lot of money and want to know how to brew distilled wine.

Someone sent spies to the winemaking workshop to steal Erguotou's secret recipe.

Some people came to propose marriage, wanting to marry their daughter to Li Zhao, and then use the beauty trick to get what they want.

There are countless methods!

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Fortunately, Li Zhao was alert enough, and the guys were all loyal. Coupled with Cui Zongzhi's help, he blocked those who were malicious.

Now that Cui Zongzhi's return to Chang'an is missing a protective umbrella.

In this case, if Li Zhao doesn't know how to restrain himself and blindly pursue more wealth, he will swear to attract more jealousy and trouble, and the result can be imagined.

Being a low-key person, developing slowly, and accumulating strength secretly is the way to last for peace!

After dealing with the winemaking workshop, Li Zhao was about to return to Qianlonggang. Just as Na Zhi was about to get up, a young man ran in panic, with blood on his face...

"What happened?"

"It's Black Tornado. He brought a group of thugs to make trouble and injured several of our friends. Manager Bai Er was leading people to confront them."

"Who is the Black Tornado?"

Li Zhao looked at Manager Sun, who quickly explained.

"When you say that, Black Tornado is a local rogue leader. He is eight feet tall, has a tiger's back and bear's waist, has hundreds of pounds of strength on his arms, and has learned some fist and foot skills. Eight of ordinary people are not his opponents. This person gathered a group of rascals, extorted and bullied men and women, and he was doing everything he wanted. Unexpectedly, this kid was so brave that he actually bullied us today."

"Hmph, go, take a look!"

Li Zhao snorted coldly, led everyone out of the accounting room, and walked towards the door with great momentum... He didn't want to cause trouble, but he was never afraid of trouble.

If someone doesn’t offend me, I won’t offend me. If someone offends me... Hehe, I will give you ten times back!

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"Fight...fight!"

At the gate of the winemaking workshop, two groups of people were fighting fiercely. On one side were the guys from the winemaking workshop, and the head was the day rat.

The one who faced him was a black-faced man, leading a large group of rogues, holding sticks, iron rulers and other things in his hands.

"Day Rat, you thief, dare to go against Mr. Hei. I won't beat you up."

"Bah, I've been washing my hands for a long time. Now I'm the second manager of the winemaking workshop!"

"What the second manager is doing? Isn't it just a slave to others!"

"Hmph, what do you fool know? As the saying goes: I would rather lead a horse and kick a hero than be the ancestor of Lai Han. If I can follow my young master, that is the blessing I have cultivated for several lifetimes. If it were your black whirlwind, I would not be happy to treat me as my ancestor!"

Sun Rat is quite satisfied with his own identity change.

What was I like in the past? I was a thief, the father and mother of the superiors, and the sons of the subordinates. I was a thief, and I went for 800 miles against the wind and didn't dare to look up at people when I went out.

It’s different now. I have become the confidant of the young master and the second manager of the winery workshop. Not only can I pay 200 jin a month, but I can also be proud and openly.

Even those big shopkeepers and big businessmen who are polite when they see themselves will be called "Manager Bai Er"... This sense of pride in identity is even more intoxicating than money!

For this sense of pride, I have to work hard!

Unfortunately, Bai Rishi's fist skills were too loose. After fighting for several more rounds, the opponent was able to retreat step by step. Seeing that the big fist of a casserole came straight to the door... Now it's over!

"Bang...bang!"

"Young Master?"

After a loud bang, the Sun Rat opened his eyes and found that he was safe!

It turned out that at the critical moment, Li Zhao led his men to arrive and threw out a jar of wine in time to block the black whirlwind's fist!

"Stop it all!"

Li Zhao stopped shouting, and the guys all retreated.

On the other hand, the Black Tornado and the Richmond stopped, looking up and down at the young man in front of him, looking at him as he was not old, but he had a little bit of aura of being unhurried and powerful.

"Your Excellency is Mr. Zhao?"

"Yes, who are you? Why did you go to my master's winemaking workshop to make trouble?"

"Hehe, Li Dayong, the nickname of the Jianghu people: Black Tornado. I heard that Mr. Zhao has always been generous and has come to make friends today. I also want to borrow some money from Mr. Zhao. It is all considered that the Jianghu is in urgent need of help."

"Oh, how much does it take to borrow money?"

"Not much, one thousand guan is enough. Mr. Zhao's winemaking workshop has a prosperous business and a daily profit of gold. A small amount is not a problem, right?"

The so-called "borrow money" is just an excuse for the thugs to blackmail merchants, and there is no return to borrow or repay.

If they borrowed this time, it won’t take long to spend, they will definitely come to borrow money again, with more than this time... Li Zhao knew these routines very well.

"One thousand guan is a small matter, but I have a small condition."

"Oh, please say it!"

"One-on-one, one-on-one challenge. If you can win this young master, you will give me a thousand guan of money with both hands. If you can't win, then get out and don't make trouble again in the future. What about?"

"What, one-on-one fight...haha, okay!"

The black whirlwind dug his ears and thought he had heard it wrong. The young man in front of him had a pretty face and looked harmless, and he fought with him one-on-one. Wouldn't he touch the stone with an egg?
To be continued...